Meet Peter Kennedy

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Peter Kennedy a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Peter, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?

I found my purpose the moment I stopped running from myself.

For most of my life, I thought my purpose was to build. To succeed. To win. I founded companies, chased accolades, and eventually sold my business in a nine-figure deal to a publicly traded company. But no matter how high I climbed, it never felt like enough. I was living by an invisible algorithm—a belief that if I just achieved more, I’d finally feel worthy. But success without self is a mirage. It looks fulfilling from the outside, but inside, it’s hollow.

Everything changed when I began my journey of personal growth. What started with a single moment of surrender in a temazcal (sweat lodge) in Brazil opened the door to a deeper, more aligned way of living. I began doing the inner work—meditation, breathwork, indigenous ceremonies, working with coaches, and stretching myself into the most uncomfortable places. I faced the parts of myself I had spent decades avoiding and started living from a place of vision and purpose. I let go of the need to prove and began the process of returning to self.

That journey led me to ikigai—the intersection of what I love, what I’m good at, what the world needs, and what I can be paid for. For me, it’s using my background in scaling technology companies to help others evolve—bridging the practical and the spiritual to guide people through transformation.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

After selling my last company, Tagger Media, in a nine-figure exit to a publicly traded company, I took a step back to ask the question I had avoided most of my life: Who am I without the chase? That question changed everything.
I’m focused on helping others reconnect to their most authentic selves through the intersection of technology, personal development, and spiritual growth.

Today, I’m building EvolveWell, Inc.—an AI-powered platform designed to help coaches and therapists support their clients between sessions, bridging the gap between structured guidance and real-life change. It’s a tool for transformation, using intelligent, personalized support to help people stay connected to their growth journeys long after the session ends.

I also recently completed my first book, The Remembering: A Journey Back to Self—a raw and immersive account of my personal evolution, from high-achieving tech founder to someone willing to sit in stillness, surrender control, and live from purpose rather than performance. The book is a reflection of what it means to break free from external validation and return home to yourself.

What excites me most now is creating experiences, tools, and connections that awaken transformation in others—work that helps people not just achieve more, but become more aligned with who they truly are.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

1. Emotional Resilience
Building companies, being a leader, and becoming a better human being requires learning how to stay grounded in the midst of chaos, uncertainty, and emotional storms. Emotional resilience isn’t about suppressing feelings; it’s about increasing your capacity to be with them. For anyone early in their journey, this means leaning into discomfort, not away from it. Find people who challenge you to feel deeper, not just think smarter.

2. Self-Awareness
The biggest breakthroughs in my life didn’t come from more knowledge—they came from deeper awareness. I used to be driven by unconscious patterns, constantly chasing the next win without asking why. Self-awareness is about recognizing those patterns and choosing something different. The more you understand your inner world, the more intentional and fulfilling your outer life becomes.

3. Build to Solve
One of the most common traps I see entrepreneurs fall into—myself included—is building something based on a cool idea instead of a real need. It’s easy to fall in love with a concept, to believe that if you pitch it just right, someone will see the vision and buy in. But the best companies don’t just create—they solve.

Awesome, really appreciate you opening up with us today and before we close maybe you can share a book recommendation with us. Has there been a book that’s been impactful in your growth and development?

The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer was a turning point for me. I literally had a spiritual experience reading that book. It challenged everything I thought I knew about how businesses were built. As someone who spent years meticulously planning outcomes and gripping onto control, Singer’s story of letting go and surrendering to the flow of life was a game changer.

The biggest lesson for me was this: once you get out of the way and learn to surrender to the flow of the universe, everything falls into place. Life isn’t something you need to dominate—it’s something you need to trust. That doesn’t mean becoming passive. It means staying open, receptive, and aligned with what life is trying to show you.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.EvolveWell.com
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-kennedy-08724b11/
• Other: https://www.EvolveWeird.com